RAILFREIGHT capacity on lines into the port of Hamburg will be increased significantly on December 13 following the completion of infrastructure upgrades which will enable maximum train lengths to be increased from 740m to 835m.
AUSTRALIAN railfreight operator Aurizon has signed an agreement with NSW Ports to operate the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) in Western Sydney and lease the land at the site, enabling the company to accelerate growth plans for its intermodal freight business.
With lacklustre domestic economic growth and turmoil in the commodities sector resulting in a difficult year for Australian railfreight, Mark Carter reviews the current issues and looks at the key indicators that will shape the industry in 2016 and beyond.
THE first intermodal terminal for direct loading of lorry semitrailers between rail and ferry in France was inaugurated at the Port of Calais on October 23.
For over 20 years the European Union has been trying to encourage a modal shift of passengers and freight from road to rail. Andrew Goltz and Jakub Majewski discuss the impact of European Union policy and funding with some of the leading figures in Poland's railway industry and consider whether Europe's influence could have been more effective.
Brado Logistics is Brazil's first dedicated intermodal railfreight operator and has reported impressive growth since it began operating in 2011. Kevin Smith visited the company's headquarters in Curitiba to find out what makes the company tick.
AUSTRALIAN railfreight operator Aurizon has increased net profit by 188% to $A 308m ($US 240m) for the first half of the 2014-15 financial year ending December 31 2014, compared with the first half of 2013-14, despite a decline in traffic.
THREE projects developed by Catalunya Railways (FGC) in cooperation with the Railgrup cluster and other Spanish organisations have been selected for funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and development initiative.
Transnet Freight Rail is investing unprecedented amounts in new assets. Paul Ash speaks to chief executive Siyabonga Gama about the state-owned railway's bold plan to win traffic back from South Africa's roads.
CANADIAN National (CN) has reported a net profit of $C 3.17bn ($US 2.55bn) in 2014, compared with $C 2.61bn in 2013. Operating income rose last year by 19% compared with the previous year to $C 4.62bn.